Activist Wisdom: Practical Knowledge and Creative Tension in Social Movements - Softcover

Sarah Maddison; Sean Scalmer

 
9780868406862: Activist Wisdom: Practical Knowledge and Creative Tension in Social Movements
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0868406864 ISBN 13: 9780868406862
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press (UNSW Press), 2005

Synopsis

Peace marches, protest demonstrations and campaigns for or against every cause imaginable have long been part of the Australian social and political landscape. This lively book blends the voices and experiences of insiders involved in particular causes with a bigger picture that analyses successes and failures, communication of ideas and social and political impacts.

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About the Author

Sarah Maddison is a lecturer in Australian Politics at UNSW. A passionate believer in the possibility of social justice and social change, she has been politically active since she was a teenager. For the last 10 years Sarah has been active in the Australian women's movement and is currently a national media spokesperson for the Women's Electoral Lobby. Sean Scalmer is a lecturer in Sociology at Macquarie University. He has been researching class, social movements, non-violence and intellectuals in Britain and Australia for more than ten years. UNSW Press published his book on protest and the media, Dissent Events, in 2002. Since 1996, Sean has worked on the radical magazine of culture and politics, Overland.

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Publisher
University of New South Wales Press (UNSW Press)
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0868406864
ISBN 13 
9780868406862
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
284